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Just a few of the latest shots taken of Richy's (Performance Autoworks) Prelude which has been with a pair of guys that worked for prodrive (now own Custom Fabrications).
There is a full build thread which is about 10 pages long ( Nippon Challenge :: View topic - Project S.C.R.A.P ) but here are the latest pics before it goes off for a full respray inside, outside and underneath 8)
Enjoy.................
There is a full build thread which is about 10 pages long ( Nippon Challenge :: View topic - Project S.C.R.A.P ) but here are the latest pics before it goes off for a full respray inside, outside and underneath 8)
Enjoy.................
Performance Autoworks said:Ok here we go with a few more pics.
No big dramatic items here really, just lots of finishing touches, connecting wraps and ties etc.
Starting where we left of last time.... the Prelude is belly up for the removal of all of the factory seam sealant, underseal and brackets that are no longer required. Once done the inner arches, chassis rails, floor pan joints, sill joints and boot floor were all seam welded.
N/S/R Inner wheel arch
O/S/F Inner wheel arch. Note also the blanking plates welded in place to cover unwanted access holes on the A-pillar
Underside of new boot floor panel and fabricated rear closure panel of chassis cross member.
Full extent of the seam welding can be seen from this pic. Not to mention a serious amount of underseal treatment that had to be removed. Fair play to Honda though...it's quite clear to see how well the floor pan has been protected. The whole underside will be zinc primed and fully painted to protect it from the elements.
New fabricated front strut tower brace in place. Much much stronger than the old cusco type brace that had lived on the car in recent years.
O/S/F and N/S/F Upper strut tower tubes now fully integrated into the scuttle panel of the body shell. Note that the heater motor intake opening has also been plated up as it will no longer be needed.
The following few pictures show some of the "ties" and "wraps" which have all been fabricated to effectively link all aspects of the cage and bodyshell together. This is done to obviously add further strength but also to spread loads throughout the cage tubework.
Here's the inside view of the boot floor now fully welded into position.
Single skinned floorpan centre tunnel looking much cleaner and now with added gearshifter mounting towers.
Multiskinned bulkhead sections removed and all open unrequired holes plated up.
That's it for now, although I'm sure I'll take some more pics tomorrow when I go up to give the car a final once over before going to the paintshop.
Can't say as I envy the poor buggers who are gonna have to prep and paint the interior ....mind you I've done it before so it is kinda nice to let someone else do it for a change.
I'll try and get some half decent shots of the completed cage before it goes to paint.
As always, thanks for looking 8)
Performance Autoworks said:As I type this the car is now sat at the bodyshop that has been arranged by Andy and Simon of Custom Fabrications. The car has been transported there still attached to the spits so that the all the underside can be properly prepped and painted as well as the interior and engine bay.
They will also have to do some work to the passenger rear quarter panel thanks to some last minute additions as you will see from the pics below.
Simon and Andy deep in thought...I'm sure I overheard Simon say "I reckon we're about done"..... I was having none of that so cracked the whip and found some other things I wanted.
I'm sure they hate me now
So I gave them a little list of extra bits to do and left it a few days.
When I got back I found that they'd only gone and blooming finished...or just about anyway :shock:
Fuel filler flap....what a pain in the arse that is.... lets get rid of that then 8)
Aero cap recessed into original fuel flap
Fuel flap spot welded to quarter panel. Gap is bonded before being "finished" at the paint shop.
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